Only Double Stamping Will Do

Hey lovelies

Tonight I am going to show you my finished nails using Barry M Chai as a base. Also this is one of very few occasions that I double stamped each nail and I absolutely love how the finished look came out :)

Skittlette: Flowers and Glitter

Happy Friday

Time for funtime Friday nail art! This idea has been going round and round in my head for a while, I just love turquoise and pink as a colour combo but with the addition of the dark silver glitter I was over the moon with how these turned out.

Inspired By: Green Dress

Hi lovelies

Tonight I am showing you more green! As I was admiring my beautiful Kiwi green nails I suddenly remembered a dress I bought last summer but never got around to wearing and wondered if this green might be the perfect match! I am pleased to report it is so of course I had to create nails that were Inspired By my green floral dress :-)

Beautifully Bright with Flowers and Glitter

Its time for fun Friday nails :-)

I am so excited about this weekend. Tomorrow us ladies are off to Newmarket Races for the day. We will place some small bets, enjoy the friendly competition, have a few drinks and enjoy being dressed up in our finery :-). Then in the evening we are staying to watch James Arthur live in concert before getting the train home. On Sunday we are going to Cooper's 1st birthday party and then spending some real quality time with Dad who has been through the mill a bit recently and needs some TLC.

Distressed Roses

Good evening loves

Where does time go? I feel like my feet haven't touched the floor in the past few days... Time flies :-)

For my birthday last month my good friend Faye bought me three of the new fabulous Revlon Parfumerie polishes. I have been dying to try these out since I first saw the UK Press Release and I was not disappointed.

Blue Glint and Flowers

Good evening lovelies

Thank you all for your lovely blog comments and Instagram feedback about the beautiful Blue Glint swatch I posted a few days ago. I am so glad it was such a hit with you all as I loved it :-).

Here is my final look...

Buried Treasure Flowers

Happy Friday!

As this post goes live we will be on our way to the airport! Tomorrow morning we fly to Bulgaria for a week of celebrations with friends and loved ones. I have scheduled just a few posts to keep my much treasured blog going whilst I am away :-). Here is how I 'dressed up' the beautiful swatch of Buried Treasure.

Attention Seeking Black Flowers

Good evening lovelies

I hope your day went well? I am not a fan of Tuesdays but wearing nails this bright and beautiful certainly helped :-)

Clothes Show Nails: Inspired by my dress

Good evening lovelies

A little break from Christmas nails... tonight I will show you the nails I wore at the Clothes Show a few weekends ago and also a picture of all the lovely goodies I treated myself too :-)

I started with a polish from Barry M that I believe is called Burgundy. Unfortunately this particular bottle has no label on the bottom so I hope I have got my online research correct :-)

Fruity Polishes and Flowers

Good evening lovelies

Just a quick post from me tonight on my super short nubbies. My poor little nails are not in great condition at the moment so I ended up taking them right back to prevent any further splits. Oh well... they will soon grow :-)

Rose Briar and Flowers

Happy Thursday everyone!

I am so excited as I am off work tomorrow for Mr LiPP's birthday celebrations which means we get a lovely long weekend together. Weather permitting we are going to the beach with the dogs and then we are going to cook great Mexican food, drink some shots and watch Dexter series 8.

Here are some very quick nails I did a few weeks ago. Unfortunately the sunshine disappeared which meant I couldn't capture the true beauty of Rose Briar but I will share these anyway...

Yellow and Pink: Summer Flower nails

My gosh.. doesn't time just fly?

I cannot believe we are half way through the week already! Actually today is the end of my working week as I have Thursday and Friday off this week with Mr LiPP to celebrate his birthday :-).

Just a quick post tonight to show you these very summery inspired nails...

Fairy Teal and Pretty Pink

Good evening lovelies

Tuesday already! Please excuse the paper cuts you can see in this mani, but it was too pretty for me not to share it but I had obviously had a clumsy day at work!

Navy Lace with Silver Accent nail

Happy Sunday to you all!

Hope you have all had fantastic weekends? We have been very lucky with the weather and experienced the hottest day of the year so far today. We managed to make the most of it by being out in the garden and I certainly feel better for it. Last night us girls went for a meal at a restaurant called Prime where the steak is served on a volcanic rock heated to 360 degree so you cook it yourself to your own liking. It was fantastic fun and the steak was amazing! I had mine with garlic butter and stilton sauce! Yums :-).

Here are the nails I did to go with my all time favourite navy dress and lace jacket combo...

I started with base colours of NYC Ink Stain, the most gorgeous and rich shimmering navy blue that looked extra amazing in the sunshine. My ring and thumb accent nails have a base of Color Club On the Rocks.

Then using a-England Merlin (bottle shot above) I added one truly gorgeous cost of crushed silver sparkles to each of my accent nails. All of the a-England polishes are beautiful but to get coverage like this from such a simple looking polish is amazing (if you ask me!).

Just to really finish off my silver accent nails I then added one thin coat of Orly Holy Holo, it is ridiculously dense with large holo glitter particles and was almost blinding in the sun!

To stamp this beautiful lacy style design I returned to Color Club On the Rocks as its subtle silver shimmery goodness was the perfect finish for this manicure.

I love my new Pueen plates so very much... anything lace and love themed is always going to be a winner for me. This particular pattern can be found on plate Pueen 27.

This final picture was taken in the shade just so you could see the lace pattern a little more clearly.

I really hope your weekends have been as lovely as mine, I'm off to enjoy the evening sunshine and a BBQ with the hubs. Thanks for cooking Mr LiPP ;-).

Lou xx
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Flower Stickers Nail Art

Happy Saturday lovelies

If the weather is not going to look or behave like summer then the least I can do is fake the summery vibe by making my nails the brightest they can be :-). Tonight we are off to a BBQ so while we will be wrapped up in jumpers and jeans my nails will shine bright.

I started with three coats of China Glaze Towel Toy Boy on each nail. I wanted to love this polish so much but I just couldn't... it was so thin that the first coat was almost transparent. It dried to a matte finish which just made the streaks even more prominent and even after the third coat I could still see patches I wasn't happy with :-(. On camera this polish looks lovely but trust me in real life it was far from lovely.

The picture below taken with my forced flash on is more colour accurate. I love the colour but hate the formula.

In order to hide the thin patches I decided to add some pretty flower decals that have been kicking around my nail room forever! I carefully peeled each flower individually from the backing and simply stuck them on once my nails were dry.

Once I had the flowers positioned how I wanted them I sealed the whole lot with a good coat of Seche Vite.

This is the first time I have been disappointed with the formula of a China Glaze polish which is such a shame as the colour is so pretty. Oh well the overall manicure looked summery and bright :-)

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Pinky Pink

Good evening lovelies

Happy Monday. We were so busy over the weekend doing fun stuff that we didn't have time to food shop so we have to go tonight... boo! Just a quick post to show you this pretty pink on pink design :-)

I started with two coats of Essie Lovie Dovie which is a pretty pale pink with subtle golden shimmers. It turns out that the shimmer is quite camera shy but I still quite liked this polish and it made a nice base for this simple stamp.

Using Joy by China Glaze I stamped this simple flower print found on plate CH 12. The combination of Joy and Lovie Dovie together really worked for me and reminded me how much I love these quick manicures.

How do you like this look? Do you like using shades of the same colour to achieve a nice subtle manicure?

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Pretty Pink with White Flowers

Good evening lovelies

How was your Wednesday? As you read this, the little sis and I will be on another of our work road trips! This time it is only for one day and one night but still, I hate being away from home so thank goodness I work with Laura and we are currently involved in the same project so able to go away together :-).

Tonight I decided to go for something simple but very girly... of course that had to involve bubblegum pink and pretty little flowers :-).

I started with two perfect coats of Barry M Bright Pink. What can I say other than its bright... and its pink! I love this shade and will wear it a lot more now that spring may actually be on the way (don't hold your breath!)

Using Konad White (must buy another bottle) I stamped this pretty flower outline using the design found on Cheeky plate CH 12. Again this will be perfect now that we are heading towards summer. I liked this design so much that I then used it to make a nail polish ring for a good friend of mine :-).

I really enjoyed wearing this simply but effective manicure. In fact it has reminded me how much I like to wear pink! How about you? Do you love or hate to wear pink nails?

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Beautiful Blue with Pretty Petal Gems

Good evening lovelies

Usually I am so glad when it gets to Wednesday because it usually means the worst part of the week at work is over, however as I am currently on holiday I kind of wish time would slow down! We had another lovely day and tonight we are off to the Jamie Oliver restaurant... :-).

These beautiful nails are actually from the weekend but they lasted so well and I just could not bring myself to remove all the little gems. I got lots of compliments about these nails while we were in the city yesterday.

I started with a nice simple base of Essie Bikini So Teeny. The perfect periwinkle blue with just a very subtle hint of silver micro glitter.

Then using an orange stick (and lots of patience) I added each flower centre and flower petal individually. I wanted each nail to be different so I changed not only the position of each flower but also the colour.

A close up of my ring finger...

These nails were a little labour of love but I was so pleased with the results and they looked lovely with my favourite navy dress when we went out for the evening.

Do you like this kind of nail art look or is it a little fussy for your tastes? It made such a nice change from my usual stamped manicures - I am glad I put in the extra effort on this one :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Red and Yellow Flowers

Hey lovelies

After my success of using yellow as an accent nail I decided to use my least favourite colour in an even bolder way... I hope you like my nail of the day :-)

For this multi coloured summery look my base colours are Barry M Yellow for my index and ring fingers with NYC Times Square for my middle and little fingers. Both colours were perfect in three thin coats and I think they go really well together.

I added a quick coat of Northern Lights Gold Hologram top coat to quicken up the drying time but also to acheive that beautiful holo shimmer you can see particularly well on my little finger.

I stamped using Konad White and a flower pattern taken from Cheeky plate CH 12.

I dotted the flower centres using the alternative base colour...

Finally I added three different sized dots to my ring and little fingers using my dotting tools and the alternative base colours.

How do you like this look? Doesn't it put you in the mood for summer? I love this tomato shade of red and yellow combo :-). I never thought I would say that!

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Flowers with a Yellow Accent Nail

Good evening lovelies

We are now more than half way through the working week - thank goodness! I feel like all I ever do is wish my life away when I am at work - isn't that awful? I can't be the only one though :-)

I decided to push my self a little tonight and have an accent nail in one of my least favourite colours. I loved how it looked and this manicure made me feel seriously ready for some spring weather...

I started with a base of Outdoor Girl Blue on all nails except my ring finger. OG Blue is a pretty ice blue/silver foil effect polish which dries really quickly and is perfect in two thin coats. Even better was that I purchased this polish for just £1. On my ring finger is three coats of Barry M Yellow.

In all honesty this yellow was not as bad as I had imagined and I ended up really liking how bright and happy it looked :-)

I stamped this simple flower design from Cheeky plate CH 44 using Konad White.

Finally I added yellow to the centre of each flower using my smallest dotting tool. That final touch really tied this whole manicure together and made me think that my mum might like this for her Mothers Day nails in March :-)

Have a good rest of your working weeks lovelies :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P